Jaron Leasure

Leasure Pronunciation
Virginia
2021-22 (Sophomore)
• UVA’s top finisher at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate with a third-place performance (+4, 220)
• Placed 10th in his collegiate debut at the Daniel Island Intercollegiate where he competed as an individual
• Posted low tourney score (216) and low round (69) at Daniel Island Intercollegiate
• Competed at Mason Rudolph and Lewis Chitengwa Memorial events in the spring
• Named to 2022 ACC Honor Roll
2021 (Freshman)
• Did not compete in any tournaments
• Named to 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll
Amateur / High School /Personal
• Majoring in economics at UVA
• When he signed with UVA, was ranked the No. 36 golfer for the Class of 2020 by Golfweek and Junior Golf Scoreboard
• Won his second consecutive Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association individual title while competing at Montgomery Bell Academy in 2019 by shooting 12-under 132 that included the state record for a single round (-12, 62)
Tennessee high school boys golfer of the year as a senior
• That championship included a state tournament single-round record of 10-under 62
• In 2019, won the Tennessee Junior Amateur Championship
• Represented Tennessee at Junior PGA Championship in 2019
• Played for Virginia at Junior PGA Championship in 2017
• Tennessee Junior Cup East Team MVP in 2019
• Tennessee Junior Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019
• The runner-up at the 2019 Scott Stallings Junior
• Tied for third at the 2019 Rome Junior Classic and Bubba Conlee National during the same year of AJGA competition
• In 2018, he picked up a pair of wins on the Sneds (Bryant Snedeker Foundation) Tour
• Named the 2018 Tennessee Junior Golfer of the Year
• Won the 2017 Virginia 5A High School State Championship for Kempsville High School while his family lived in Virginia Beach
• Finished 10th in the Boys 14-15 Division of the 2017 National Chip & Putt Championship at Augusta National
• Parents are Darcy and Trip
• Has a younger brother, Jaxon
Jaron Leasure’s Career Statistics
YEAR | ROUNDS | STROKES | AVG | LOW |
2021-22 | 15 | 1125 | 75.00 | 69 |
Leasure’s Career Bests
Career Best Tournament Finish: 3rd, Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate, Feb. 7, 2022
Career Top-10 Finishes: 2
Career Best 54-Hole Score: 216, Daniel Island Intercollegiate, Nov. 1, 2021
Career Best 18-Hole Score: 69, Daniel Island Intercollegiate, Nov. 1, 2021